Operation
Driving abroad The light beam of the dipped beam lights is
asymmetric: the side of the road on which
you ar e driving is lit mor
e intensely.
When a car that is manufactured in a country
that drives on the right travels to a country
that drives on the left (or vice versa), it is nor-
mally necessary to cover part of the head-
light bulbs with stickers or to change the ad-
justment of the headlights to avoid dazzling
other drivers.
In such cases, the regulations specify certain
light values that must be complied with for
designated points of the light distribution. This
is known as “Tourist light”.
The light distribution of the halogen and full-
LED headlights allows the specific “tourist
light” values to be met without the need for
stickers or changes in the settings. Note
“Tourist light” is only allowed temporarily. If
you are pl anning a l
ong stay in a country
that drives on the other side, you should
take the vehicle to an Authorised Technical
Service to change the headlights. Headlight range control
Fig. 154
Next to the steering wheel: regulator
headlight r ange contr ol
. The headlight range control
Lights and visibility
Dynamic headlight range control
The contr ol is not mount
ed in v
ehicles with
dynamic headlight range control. The head-
light range is automatically adjusted accord-
ing to the vehicle load status when they are
switched on. WARNING
Heavy objects in the vehicle may mean
that the headlights dazzle and distr act oth-
er driv
ers. This could result in a serious ac-
cident.
Lights and visibility
Windscreen wiper functions Windscreen wipers performance in differ-
ent situations
If the v ehicl
e is at a
standstill The activ
at
ed position provi-
sionally changes to the pre vi-
ous position.
During automatic
wipe The air conditioner comes on
for appr
o
ximately 30 seconds
in air recirculation mode to pre-
vent the smell of the wind-
screen washer fluid entering
the inside the vehicle.
For the interval
wipe Intervals between wipes de-
pend on the vehicl
e
Operation
protect them from any damage caused by
fluctuations in v
olt
age.Storing objects
Loading the luggage compar tmentAll luggage and other loose objects must be
safely secur
ed in the luggage compartment.
Unsecur
ed objects which shift back and forth
could impair the driving safety or driving
characteristics of the vehicle by shifting the
centre of gravity.